Donald Trump says the U.S. needs control of Greenland and the Panama Canal "for national security." ... The Kingdom of Denmark began colonizing Greenland in the early 18th century, ...

"We need Greenland for national security purposes," President-elect Trump said during a Tuesday press conference focused on ...

“The Panama Canal is vital to our country,” he said at one point. At another: “We need Greenland for national security purposes.” Greenland: The key to the mythical Northwest Passage. When it comes to ...

Officials in Denmark, Greenland, Canada and Panama have so far rejected his entreaties. Representatives for Denmark’s foreign ministry and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen didn’t respond to ...

Rubio added that “if China wanted to obstruct traffic in the Panama Canal, they could” and that would be a violation of the 1977 treaty signed by former President Jimmy Carter under which the ...

First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. And now Greenland. Donald Trump is renewing calls he made during his first term for the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark.

The predictable Beltway reaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s statements regarding potential U.S. control of both Greenland and the Panama Canal ranged from outrage to horror.

The Panama Canal “wasn’t just a free gift. There are conditions, that the canal remain neutral,” says Robert O’Brien. ... About Greenland: “Denmark’s a wonderful place.

Rubio added that “if China wanted to obstruct traffic in the Panama Canal, they could” and that would be a violation of the 1977 treaty signed by former President Jimmy Carter under which the ...

The United States built the canal in the early 1900s but relinquished control to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999, under a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter.